A new book has been published in Russia that delves into the lives of Boris Berezovsky and Roman Abramovich. The author, Russian Duma Deputy Aleksandr Khinshtein, looks into the less well-known aspects of their private lives.
US filmmaker Michael Mann, known for movies including "Collateral" and "Heat", will direct a film about Russian former spy Alexander Litvinenko, a foundation set up after his murder confirmed Thursday.
The copy of the hardback first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher`s Stone," published in 1997 and signed "Joanne Rowling" on the back of the title page, was sold to an anonymous private bidder for $40,326 at Christie`s auction house.
A young man`s quest for freedom takes him on a two-year journey from South Dakota to Alaska in Sean Penn`s new film, a road movie chronicling the true story of a 24-year-old adventurer who did not come back.
Some of Russia`s greatest modern masterpieces are to be shown in London after Moscow was persuaded to lift a two-year embargo on lending its artwork to the UK.
For centuries, the "Mona Lisa" has beguiled art buffs unable to resist speculating on its origins and meaning. Now a French inventor claims to have some answers, including the fate of the enigmatic subject`s famously missing eyebrows and lashes.
J.K. Rowling has outed one of the main characters of her best-selling Harry Potter series, telling fans in New York that the wizard Albus Dumbledore, head of Hogwarts school, is gay.
A daughter of Diego Rivera criticized the Mexican art legend`s famous third wife, Frida Kahlo, as a subpar painter whose work became pricey thanks to pop star Madonna`s interest in it.
Taiwan on Friday said it was disappointed that director Ang Lee`s spy thriller "Lust, Caution" was disqualified from competing for a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling made a rare U.S. appearance, reading at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood in front of scores of wand-clutching would-be wizards and witches.
Alain Delon, the 71-year-old star of French cinema, sold part of his huge art collection for a better-than-expected 8.7 million euros (12.4 million dollars) at a Paris auction on Monday.
The Russian version of the seventh and final Harry Potter book is now on sale. The launch, coming three months after the world premiere of the English version, was scheduled for midnight sharp.
Five of Moscow`s leading bookstores will begin selling the Russian translation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series, at midnight, on October 13.
French billionaire Francois Pinault held on to number one spot in an annual list of leading figures in the contemporary art world, while Britain`s Damien Hirst was the top-ranking artist in sixth place.
British writer Doris Lessing on Thursday won the Nobel Literature Prize for five decades of epic novels that have covered feminism, politics as well her youth in Africa.
A self-professed art lover stood trial on Tuesday accused of damaging a $2-million painting by kissing it while wearing red lipstick.
Bryan Adams will headline concerts for peace in the West Bank and Israel next week, with his performances relayed by satellite to London, Ottawa and Washington.
A rare original painting by Japanese woodblock print artist Utamaro Kitagawa has been found at the house of an elderly woman, whose husband bought it for less than 30 dollars decades ago.
An online film contest boasting celebrity judges, including actor Danny Glover and Mariane Pearl, is calling for entries that tell of the American Muslim experience.
The late cellist Mstislav Rostropovich`s art collection, acquired by a Kremlin-friendly billionaire, will be placed in a palace near St. Petersburg, the owner said Monday.
Russian star soprano Anna Netrebko, who outraged Austrian audiences earlier this year for cancelling a concert at the prestigious Salzburg Festival, is to give a gala charity performance in Vienna in November, her record company said Friday.
Russian specialists believe 44 bone fragments unearthed this summer are the remains of the missing heir to the Romanov dynasty and his sister, Princess Maria, they said on Friday.
Armed bandits raided Francis Ford Coppola`s Argentine headquarters and stole a computer with the screenplay for the upcoming feature film "Tetro," according to local news media.
Spain`s southern city of Cartagena will play host to a raft of top names from November 2 to 17 with the 27th edition of its popular international jazz festival, organisers said Thursday.
A rare 710-year-old copy of the Magna Carta valued at up to $30 million is due to be sold by The Perot Foundation at Sotheby`s in New York in December, the auction house said on Tuesday.